The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has announced its initial batch of semifinalists for the 2022-23 school year, and Walton and Wheeler high schools lead the way for the Cobb County School District.
Of the 60 students, 44 come from high schools in East Cobb, including 18 from Walton and 16 from Wheeler.
National Merit Scholarships are awarded to high school seniors across the country based on academic performance, test scores and other requirements. This year, a total of $28 million in scholarship funding will be awarded.
Finalists will be chosen in the spring and will be eligible for scholarship aid in a variety of sources. Participants submit detailed applications and they must be endorsed and recommended by a high school official.
Students also write essays and are assessed on factors such as leadership abilities and honors and awards received.
“Merit Scholar designees are selected based on their skills, accomplishments, and potential for success in rigorous college studies, without regard to gender, race, ethnic origin, or religious preference,” the Corporation states.
Lassiter High School
- Kate Burke
- Matthew Cargill
- Erin Cooney
- Steven Murley
- Kathryn Rozboril
Pope High School
- Shaunak R. Karnik
- Amy E. Kokan
- Yujin Lim
- Sara B. Strobeck
Sprayberry High School
- Thomas A. George
Walton High School
- Amala Arun
- Samiha Bala
- Peter Fink
- Grace Hoyte
- Faith Huang
- Brian Kuang
- David Liu
- Ethan Liu
- Maayah Jameel
- Abhai Padiyar
- Owen Pumpian
- Ashley Rice
- Caleb Rieck
- Rohan Singh
- Tianyu Xu
- Tianyue Xu
- Alexander Xue
- Chaitanya Yetukuri
Wheeler High School
- Madison P. Bohm
- Charles M. Brubaker
- Ethan N. Chen
- Jack H. Fleishman
- Grace E. Gentner
- Maia G. Gillen
- Misha S. Gupta
- Rithu A. Hegde
- Tanvi S. Kamat
- Pooja J. Kanyadan
- Kabir A. Maindarkar
- Adetoun S. Oderinde
- Simran N. Patel
- Lakshmi A. Valliyappan
- Hanif A. Zaman
- Angie Zhu
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